Africa: Women Bear Brunt of Climate Disasters - They Should Lead Climate Solutions #AfricaClimateCrisis

Mar 11, 2022 | Melody Chironda
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Global news headlines focus on climate projections about rising sea levels and high temperatures - but we rarely discuss how girls and women are on the frontline of dealing with the consequences of climate change. It is a global phenomenon that disproportionately affects women due to pervasive and entrenched gender inequality, yet despite being at the centre of climate consequences, women are often not part of the solution.Women have been shown to be more vulnerable to climate change impacts than men due to a variety of social, economic, and cultural factors. Gender norms, cultural barriers, and lack of education leave women even further behind than men. The climate crisis has exacerbated existing gender inequalities and put women's lives and livelihoods at risk. They are more likely to live in poverty, lack access to basic human rights, such as the right to move freely and acquire land, and face systematic violence that becomes worse during periods of instability, reports Global Citizen.